The American Lung Association’s State of Tobacco Control report tracks progress on key tobacco control policies at the state and federal levels, and assigns grades based on tobacco control laws and regulations in effect as of January 1, 2012. The federal government, all 50 state governments and the District of Columbia are graded to determine if tobacco control laws are adequately protecting citizens from the enormous toll tobacco use takes on lives and the economy.

This is the tenth State of Tobacco Control report issued by the American Lung Association. State of Tobacco Control 2012 finds three major trends regarding tobacco control policy efforts at the state and federal level in 2011 to reduce the terrible burden caused by tobacco use in the United States.

You can download the full report here.